Glacial Minerals Inc · Over-exertion (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE INJURED RIGHT SHOULDER WHILE MANUALLY CLEANING COAL REFUSE AND DEBRIS FROM FACE OF GRIZZLEY.
Glacial Minerals: 3 reportable incidents Coal
Glacial Minerals has had no fatalities among 3 reportable incidents since 1993.
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- Fatalities
- 0
- Total incidents
- 3
- Years on record
- 1993
- Latest incident
- Jan 1993
Ownership history
- G K & G Inc 1983 to 1986
- G K & G Inc 1986 to 1989
- Glacial Minerals Inc 1989 to present
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
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Coal production is reported quarterly and lags the current period; the most recent quarters may be incomplete.| Year | Employees | Coal produced (tons) |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 4 | |
| 1993 | 23 | 92,836 |
| 1992 | 25 | 87,257 |
| 1991 | 21 | 120,779 |
| 1990 | 16 | 62,533 |
| 1989 | 11 | 13,447 |
| 1988 | 14 | 72,606 |
| 1987 | 9 | 96,133 |
| 1986 | 3 | 31,273 |
| 1985 | 1 | 6,210 |
| 1984 | 2 | 5,140 |
| 1983 | 0 |
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly; years before 2000 come from MSHA's archived Part 50 employment files.
Glacial Minerals sits in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, where the Census mining category is 2.8% of county employment.
Local economic context
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County figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.Fayette County, Pennsylvania · Population 126,967
2.8%
Mining share of county employment
$56,093
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
3 on file1993 · 3 incidents
January 7, 1993
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glacial Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
WHILE REPAIRING A ROUST-A-BOUT AT THE PIPE CONNECTED TO THE SECONDARY PUMP, THE PIPE SLIPPED PINCHING THE EMPLOYEE'S FIFTH FINGER ON HIS RIGHT HAND BETWEEN THE PIPE AND PUMP FLANGE.
January 6, 1993
PA · Coal
warehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operator
HANDLING OF MATERIALS
Glacial Minerals Inc · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
CERAMIC LIKER BEING PLACED IN CYCLANE WAS MANUALLY BEING LOWERED WHEN IT SLIPPED, TRAPPING THE EMPLOYEE'S FINGERS BETWEEN THE LINER AND THE BOWL OF THE CYCLONE.